THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY SENATE
Senate Document Number [4m1390S [0m
Date of Senate Approval [4m1/25/90 [0m
Signature of Senate Chair [4m_______________________[0m Date [4m__________[0m
Action of Vice Chancellor:
Approval [4m_______________________[0m Date [4m______________[0m
Denied [4m_______________________[0m Date [4m______________[0m
Reasons for denial and suggested modifications:
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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:
APC Document #10: Catalog Changes in Atmospheric Sciences
Effective Date: Fall Semester, 1990
1. Delete: The course, [4m450 Numerical Methods and Computers[0m
[4m(3)[0m on page 83 of 1989-90 catalog.
Add: No changes.
Environmental Impact Statement: This course was intended to be
an elective for the Atmospheric Sciences Program,
therefore no campus-wide impact is anticipated.
Rationale: ATMS 450 has never been taught, and it is doubtful
that it could have been taught in the next several
years due to more pressing priorities and limited
staff. To date, any students having an interest
in this topic have been advised to take MATH 341,
[4mNumerical Analysis[0m. The number doing so averages
2 or 3 per semester.
2. Delete: The course, [4m465 Marine Climatology (3)[0m
on page 83 of 1989-1990 catalog.
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Add: No changes.
Environmental Impact Statement: This course was an elective
for the Atmospheric Sciences Program, therefore
no campus-wide impact is anticipated.
Rationale: ATMS 465 has also never been taught and has little
likelihood for its offering until a climatologist
is added to the staff.
3. Delete: No changes.
Add: on page 83 of 1989-90 catalog,
[1m315 Radar and Satellite Meteorology (3)[0m
Theory and application of radar and satellite
remote sensing to atmospheric sciences. Weather
analysis and forecasting, and climatological
implications. Prerequisites: 200, 211;
MATH 191; PHYS 222.
Environmental Impact Statement: The proposed course is an
elective for Atmospheric Sciences. The
prerequisites are already required of all
Atmospheric Sciences majors.
Rationale: The offering provides the opportunity for
students to become familiar with two types of
remote sensing, an increasingly important topic
in Atmospheric Sciences. Though a course of
this type is not required by the National Weather
Service for employment as a meteorologist,
operational meteorologists are relying upon
applications of radar and satellites.
4. Delete: No change.
Add: on page 83 of 1989-1990 catalog,
[1m316 Mesoscale Meteorology (3)[0m
Atmospheric processes in the scale of 10 to 1000
km including tornadoes, thunderstorms and tropical
cyclones; application of current data to mesoscale
analysis and forecasting. Prerequisites: 210,
211, 315; MATH 191; PHYS 222.
Environmental Impact Statement: This course is an elective.
Its prerequisites are those already required of
all Atmospheric Sciences majors.
Rationale: This course was taught under the special topics
number ATMS 473 in the fall of 1987 and there have
been requests to offer the course again. Severe
weather events are in the mesoscale and a course
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drawing together topics in this area should be
offered on a regular basis. This is especially
relevant for students in the forecasting option.
5. Delete: [1m455 Physical Meteorology (3)[0m
Physical processes of condensation, radiation
and radiative transfer, atmospheric sound and
light propagation, and atmospheric electrical
phenomena. Prerequisites: 210, 211; MATH 191.
Add: [1m455 Physical Meteorology (3)[0m
Physical processes of condensation, radiation and
radiative transfer, atmospheric sound and light
propagation, atmospheric electrical phenomena and
principals of weather modification.
Prerequisites: 105, 210, 211; MATH 191.
Environmental Impact Statement: This course is an elective for
Atmospheric Science Majors. No new university
requirements are needed.
Rationale: A new Atmospheric staff member has operational
and research experience in cloud physics and
weather modification. While this course has
never been taught at UNCA, its offering is
expected within a year. Though not currently
a Federal requirement for employment as a
meteorologist, it is anticipated that Physical
Meteorology will be required in the future,
therefore the course should be kept in the
catalog.